Most of the food plots are planted with a traditional mix of clovers. Scott Westphal, coordinator for the WU Youth hunt, gets a plot ready in anticipation of the upcoming youth hunting season. (WU photo)

WU receives Grant for Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative grant

IRON COUNTY—This spring, Wildlife Unlimited of Iron County was awarded a grant from the Michigan DNR Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative, which funded a project with funds from the Deer Range Improvement Program (DRIP).

CRYSTAL FALLS—On Saturday, Sept. 1, Bewabic State Park will host a fire safety event called Smokey in the Park.

WATERSMEET—Mi-TRALE and the Michigan DNR will host a Youth ORV Safety Class on Saturday, Aug. 25, in Watersmeet.
 The class will take place in Room 400 of Dancing Eagle Resort, next to Lac Vieux Desert Casino. The classroom portion of the class will begin at 9 a.m.

LONG LAKE, Wis.—The Big 4+ Sportsman’s Club concluded its summer trap league with a potluck party and trap shoot at its clubhouse in Long Lake on Aug. 13.
 The winning team was Dunbar Sportsman’s Club, comprised of Mark Grandaw, Brian DenBoer, John Brown and Earl Plemel (all of Dunbar).

Shooting in the 4-H State Shooting Sports Tournament on Aug. 4 in Belleview at the Centerline Sportsman’s Range of Calhoun County, in the air rifle pellet senior sporter division were, from right, Jesse Thoreson (fourth place), Libby Hansen (fifth place) and Alex Nelson (first place).  Shooters were using the new Crossman target air rifles purchased through donations and fundraisers. (Hill photo)

AMASA—Iron County Hunter Safety classes will be held on Sept. 8-9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Amasa Recreation Center on Trappers Lane. Pre-registration is required. Class will be limited to 30 participants.
 For information, contact Marvin Hill at (906) 822-0013.

CRYSTAL FALLS—Chicaugon Lake Association wants to remind everyone that its regularly scheduled meeting for Monday, Aug. 20, has been changed to Wednesday, Aug. 22, at George Young Recreational Complex at 6 p.m.

CHANNING—The Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club will host the third annual Combat Pistol Tournament on Aug. 25
 The event will have four different classes of shooters:  A Class, B Class, revolver and women’s classes. 

This 21-inch largemouth bass was caught in an Iron County lake by Father Jeffery Kurtz of Crystal Falls. (Ziegler photo) 
By Bill Ziegler For the Iron County Reporter
IRON COUNTY—The heat of summer slows fishing success for many local game fish.
 Largemouth bass are an exception to that trend and are becoming a more popular local fishery.

CASPIAN--The Lee Leblanc Chapter of the Audubon Society will meet at 7 p.m.. Monday Aug. 13 at the Iron County Museum in Caspian.
 Mike Holmes of, Iron Mountain, retired DNR officer and long-time apiarist will give a presentation on bee keeping and honey making. 
 Holmes speaks of the challenges and satisfactions of keeping bees and the health benefits of consuming local honey.
 The meeting is free and open to the public.  Everyone is welcome to attend.